Published date: 8 December 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 September 2020, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Wireless telecommunications system - 32510000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£1,150,000

Procurement reference

PLYM001-DN490054-50372520

Published date

8 December 2020

Closing date

30 September 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 December 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated without a call for competition

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To appoint a supplier with a suitably experienced telecoms manufacturer (OEM) operating with a UK telecoms Mobile Network Operator (MNO) to deliver a self-contained ("in a box") 4G and 5G virtual mobile network as a turnkey service, managed by the Contracting Authority as the MVNO for 'MBTCNet'. MBTCNet shall be used by a mixed research and commercial maritime community delivering services to fixed assets in addition to remotely operated and autonomous vessels operating within and beyond the boundaries of 'Smart Sound Plymouth' supporting research, development and product testing of advanced marine technologies. A key aspect of the solution should involve the Contracting Authority owning the customer data ensuring that the detail is managed by the Contracting Authority and not the MNO. The network shall be operated in a secure environment taking
into account national security requirements.
The critical delivery dates for the Requirement are as follows:
Autumn 2020 - Mobilisation
Jan 2021 - Commence installation of land based 5G equipment
Feb 2021- Installation & testing of 5G devices
Feb 2021 - 5G equipment installed & ready for deployment
Mar 2021 - 5G set up & deployed for Use Case Schemes
To March 2022- Testing of Use Cases
March 22 - Evaluation, Project defrayment & completion is 31st March 2022

Award information

Awarded date

1 October 2020

Contract start date

1 December 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£1,150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Vodafone Limited

Address

Newbury, RG14 2FN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Mr Robert Watson

Address

Ballard House
West Hoe Road
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ
England

Telephone

+44 1752307967

Email

procurement@plymouth.gov.uk

Website

http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/